Improved writing-desk



NTTED STATES PATENT JAMES S. WATSON, QF NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVED WRITING-DESK.-

To all whom -z't may concern Be it known that I, JAMES S. WATSON, ofNewton, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Writing-Desks; and'I do herebydeclare the same to be fully described in thefollowing specification andrepresented in the accompanying drawings, of which- Figure 1 is a topview, and Fig. 2 a transverse section, of one of my improved desks asclosed. Fig. 3 lis a top view, and Fig. 4a transverse section, of' it asopen. Fig. is an inner side view of one of its ends and the groovethereof, in which the flexilc cover ot' the inkstand and pen-case slidesduring the movement of the draw either ont or in.

The nature of my invention consists in the combination" and arrangementof a iiexiblc cover for the inkstand and pencase, with the drawer, insuch manner as to be caused to move and uncover the inkstand and pencase by and during the pulling out of the drawer and to move back andcover over the said inkstand and pen case by and during the returnmovement or closing ot' the drawer; and my invention further consists inan arrangement of either or both the slanIing covers ofthe desk,whereby, when such and the drawer are closed, the ileXile cover of theinkstand and pen-case shall close down upon or over either or both ot'such slanting covers and hold it or them down, or prevent the same frombeing' raised relatively to the remainder ot' the desk.

In the drawings, A denotes the body ofthe desk, which is provided with adrawer, B, and an inkstand and pen-case, C, the latter and a coveredspace, l), being arranged in manner as shown in the drawings. Theinkstand and pen-case are for the reception and holdingof an inkstand,pens, a sand-box, and various other matters, and may be made like thosein ordinary use in other desks.. The space D is that which is usuallysituatedv directly underneath the inclined tablet E, on which the sheetof paper is generally laid while being written upon. In this desk thetablet is made in two parts, E E', and they are hinged to the body A ata and b. They constitute a double cover for the space D, and when thepart E is turned down, as shown in Figs 3V and 4, it forms acontinuation of the part E, or makes with it au inclined plane forsupporting a sheet of paper while being written on.

A circular segmental groove, c, opening into a straight groove, c, ismade on the inner face of each end of the body A, the top of thestraight groove c being on or about on a level with that ofthe drawer B.Within the Agroove c c of each end of the body A a ieXile'cover, F, isinserted. When the desk is made as shown in the drawings and the tlexilecover is closed the upper end of this tlexile cover will rest on the topot' the part E', the lower end of the said lexile cover being attachedto the drawer. This ileXile cover consists of a lseries ot'bars orstrips of wood, d d d, Ste., laid 'parallel and close to 011e anotherand hinged together or cemented to a sheet of leather or cloth, c, eachof such bars or strips being semicircular, or thereabouts, in transversesection and cemented and arranged on the sheet of cloth in manner asshown in the drawings. The' iiexile cover when closed covers or inclosesthe iukstand and pen-case C.

0n pulling open the drawer the tleXile cover will be drawn into thestraight grooves c and more or less out of the curved grooves c, andwill uncover the part C. While closing the drawer a reversed motionofthe flexile cover will take place.

By my construction ot' a writing desk it will be. seen that one lockapplied to the drawer and locked will sufce to prevent the drawer, theiiexile cover, and the lcovers E E from being opened.

I claim as my invention-` 1. The com bination and arrangement oftheiexile cover for the inkstand and pen-case with the drawer, so as to beoperated thereby and with respect to the iukstand and pencase ofthewriting-desk, substantially as her( inbefore specified.

2. The arrangement of either or both the slantingcovers E E ot' the deskwith the lexile cover, in lnan'ner substautiall y as describedthat is,so that the said iiexile cover when closed shall rest upon and closedown such slanting cover or covers, as specified.

J. s. wATsoN.

Witnesses:

l. H. EDDY, F. P. HALE, Jr.

